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UNITED STATES.

- PATENT OFFICE."

n. MONROE GRIER, or sr. Louis, MISSOURI.

GQRANARY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 293,574, dated February 12, 1884.

' Application filed Septemberv 22, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern;

Be it known that I, R. MONROE GRIER, residing at the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Granary, of which thefollowing is a specification. i

My invention relates to a grain-bin composed of a series of adjustable panels or sections, which, when properly arranged and ad- IO justed, form a complete circle or oval-shaped bin or reservoir, encircled and held together and in place by a series of metal hoops or bands, and provided with a floor, and the whole mounted upon. skids or runners; and the object of my invention is to provide an Outhouse adapted more especially for the storage of grain, yet useful for the shelter of fuel, tools, &c.; or the same maybe used as an ice-house or smoke-house, made portable by mounting upon skids or runners, as hereinbefore stated, or by separating or detaching the panels or sections, as specified. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of my portable granary. Fig. -2 is a vertical section of the. entire granary. Fig. 3 is 'a horizontal section 011 line '3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4. is a horizontal section on line 4 4. of Fig. 1. view of skid.

Fig. 5 is a top Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views. A represents the skid or foundation. of my granary, made with the runners B and crossties 0, upon which is placed the granary D, which is secured to said skid A by fastenings through the floor, or any other suitable means. If desired, the floor of granary D I may be nailed or otherwise fastened directly to other two or more slats or staves. be wood, metal, paper, fabric, rubber, or other skid A.

E represents the panels or sections of the granary D, shaped to form the necessary desuitable material. v i F is the 1OOf,Wlll(3ll is conical-shaped, and

may be provided with a ventilator, H. The cap G may be placed upon the center pole, K, if desired; or the roof F may be finished without the cap G, and may be so adjusted and attached to the vgranary'D as to be readily removed, if desired.

I I are receiving-doors, while the small doors J J may be used as dischargedoors, if desired.

L LL L are the separating-partitions, which, if desired, may be secured to center pole, K, by clasps M, with their projecting ends secured to the inner side of panels or sections Thespace between partitions L' .fornis O 0 represent the ventilator-tubes or airchutes, placed at right angles in the granary D, and may be of wood, metal, or earthen, and suflicient in number to prevent damage to grain by moisture, or while in the process of sweating. They may be placed at any point in granary D, at or between the extreme bottom or top, and may be round or semicircular, or any desired shape. The ends of ventilatorsOmay pass through panels or sections E, and may be covered with wiregauze," perforated metal, or any other suitable material.

The panels or sections E, when properly arranged, are held firmly in their required position by means of the metallic bands or hoops which encircle the granary D, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. ,7

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. As a-granary or other outbuilding, except water-tank, a circular or oval-shaped portable structure composed of a series of sections or panels, and the whole provided with encircling outside bands or hoops, and mounted upon the foundation-skid A, substantially as shown and described.

2. A granary or outbuilding, except watertank, composed of a series of circular sectional panels provided with hoops or encirclingbands of metal or Wood, in combination with partitions, doors, and Ventilators, substantially as and for the purpose specified. 3; As a granary or outbuilding, except na- 5 oer-tank, a circular structure provided with encircling hoops orbands, in combination with the runners B and cross ties Cl 4. In a granary, domicile, ice, fuel, or animal house, or other shelter, a circular or oval- IO shaped portable structure provided with hoops or bands of metal or wood, in combination with skid A, roof F, cap G, Ventilators H and 0, doors I and J,'center pole, K,'and partitions L, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

Ii. MONROE GRIER.

Vitnesses:

ZnoTI GRIER, 73L H. OSMER. 

